NRL boss Peter V’landys secures funding guarantees for 18th NRL team in Western Australia.
The push for Perth to be the home of the NRL’s 18th team was revived in a meeting between Western Australia premier Roger Cook and Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys at Racing NSW’s Druitt Street headquarters on Thursday morning.
There was significant progress in the first face-to-face meeting of the influential pair as the WA government offered a significant financial uplift in its contribution to the bid. It’s a redevelopment plan that has long been called for by soccer and rugby union bodies. The funding also includes major infrastructure upgrades.The cost of opening HBF stadium is estimated to be $150,000 each game but the government has offered a period of rent-free use for the NRL.
The WA government has also pledged to introduce rugby league into the curriculum of up to 24 high schools in the Perth metropolitan area and says it will fund community development officers to ensure that the elite program is linked to the community grassroots programs. A lack of connection between the two was deemed as a shortcoming of failed Super Rugby franchise Western Force.
The WA government has indicated it is not opposed to the Bears brand, which has been a prerequisite for the NRL to consider a team from Perth.
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